Mod: Townies Gain Skills
Added 2023-04-22 02:00:02 +0000 UTC
Updated 8/20/25: Updated to include Enchanted by Nature traits and skills. Also, in case you missed it -- there are no longer slow, medium, and fast versions because you have full control in the config file. Be sure to update your config file when you re-download the mod.
Sul-sul! Here's a utilitarian mod that fixes the problem of Townies not gaining skills when left unplayed. This mod is Base Game Compatible.
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Features
All unplayed households will gain skills over time.
Sims will be more likely to gain skills that help them with their chosen careers, align with their personality traits, or liked activities.
Geniuses gain skills faster than other Sims.
All pack skills are included except Batuu - but your Sims will not gain skills for packs you do not own.
Config File
Enable or disable skill gain individually by using the included config file. Open it in any text editor and change the skill to "False" to disable it.
Versions
There are three versions of this mod: slow, medium, and fast. You can only have one version in your game at a time.
Slow will give Townies one skill point every week, medium awards three skill points per week, and fast is one skill point per day.
Notes:
As a warning to rotational players, this mod will affect all households except the one currently being played, even if the Sims were previously played at some point.
This mod only recognizes in-game careers and skills.
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Hope you enjoy! ~JS
Comments
When you said the mod will affect all households except the one being played, does that mean it will affect households in the "my households" section that I am not necessarily playing? or will it just affect "other households"
JoJo
2025-08-23 19:23:46 +0000 UTCWould it be possible for you to include the Expadet mods from SpinnigPlumbob (https://www.patreon.com/spinningplumbobs)?
FeenSims
2025-05-20 16:28:30 +0000 UTCYup, you do. You can also open it to modify some of the settings. Like, if you're playing a historical save you probably don't want your townies to level up in eg. video gaming, so you change 'Video Gaming = True' to 'Video Gaming = False'. And so on
Vintage Simstress
2025-05-19 10:02:10 +0000 UTCHey Jane, isn't fitness missing from the config file? Or is that intentional? Will my game explode if I add 'Fitness = True' after 'fishing'? ;)
Vintage Simstress
2025-05-19 09:59:06 +0000 UTCDo I need to put the CFG file in my mods folder too?
Receivingss
2025-05-08 18:05:35 +0000 UTCThere are no longer slow, medium, and fast versions because you have full control in the config file.
FeenSims
2025-05-07 09:30:39 +0000 UTChey! so when I downloaded this there isnt an option to choose fast, medium or slow? is that normal? & what is the rate that they learn skills? thank you!!
Stephanie
2025-05-06 22:22:32 +0000 UTCWould you please make a version in which geniuses don't gain all skills faster? I have certain sims that are supposed to very mentally gifted but slower in gaining athletic skills. Geniuses being good at everything makes that harder to do.
Name
2025-04-03 23:18:30 +0000 UTC"Slow will give Townies one skill point every week, medium awards three skill points per week, and fast is one skill point per day." 1. Is the effect confined to Skills they already have? Or do they, say, randomly learn Oboe, even if they have no Oboe? 2. Do they earn "one skill point every week" in ONE skill, in SOME skills, or in ALL Skills?
Scipio Garling
2024-12-08 01:42:28 +0000 UTCMany thanks your work, but want to know is the mod still works with the latest path?
kidout
2024-08-11 11:01:57 +0000 UTCThis is exactly what I need. Thank you soooooo much for making this!!!
Ari
2024-08-10 21:45:41 +0000 UTCWhat this game has been desperately needing and waiting for, how spectacular to add such life and complexity to the townies in our world and appreciate the options, especially slow so its more authentic/realistic!
Dovelette
2024-04-04 23:31:24 +0000 UTCJust started to play the game again after years... this mod is wonderfull. Thank you!
Ashika
2024-03-03 12:15:06 +0000 UTCworks with patch 1.105 ?
Klaus
2024-02-29 22:32:58 +0000 UTCICONIC!!! Thank you so much!!!
QMBiBi
2023-06-01 22:20:00 +0000 UTCI was so excited about the blacksmith mod I hadn't seen this! OMG, this is great I hate marrying townies that have zero skills. Maybe now townies will have more dynamics! Thank You so much your mods are amazing!!!!
Lady D
2023-05-11 14:32:10 +0000 UTC
